allonlinenovel Chapter 600: Old Wu, who won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit
Chapter 600: Old Wu, who won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit
"Old Wu, Old Wu, what are you doing, Old Wu..." Yuan Zhongli's voice arrived before he even showed up. His high-pitched and loud voice resounded like a huge bell throughout the brigade courtyard of Huqiu Mountain Village.
"Old Wu, what are you doing? Are you hiding in your room like a coward? You dare not see anyone..."
Yuan Zhongli kept mumbling and cursing as he walked towards the brigade headquarters. Along the way, his voice was like a loud speaker, attracting the attention of the surrounding villagers.
Finally, when Yuan Zhongli was about to reach the door of the office of the Huqiushan Village Brigade, a slightly fat man in his forties walked out slowly.
This man was Old Wu. He looked sleepy and looked like he had not woken up yet.
"Oh, I thought it was someone's rooster that came out and crowed. After all this fuss, it turns out it was you, the 'big rooster', Lao Yuan!"
"What's going on? Did you eat something delicious today? You're as excited as a fighting cock, and even your voice has become shrill?"
Old Wu narrowed his eyes, a teasing smile on his lips, and said jokingly.
"Hey! How dare you laugh at me, old man!"
When Yuan Zhongli heard this, he was immediately furious, rolled his eyes fiercely, and retorted in a bad mood.
"What's the matter, Mr. Yuan? You are a rare guest! You are usually very busy, how come you have the time to come to our remote village today? Could it be that the higher-ups have assigned our village another mission?"
Old Wu continued to speak slowly, and at the same time he slowly took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, lit it with a match, took a deep breath, and exhaled a cloud of thick smoke.
For some reason, Old Wu has become increasingly dissatisfied and annoyed with Yuan Zhongli in recent times.
Every time I see him, I can't help but feel a nameless anger rising in my heart.
Once upon a time, we all struggled out of the same dusty and muddy pit. We were really penniless, extremely poor, and even more destitute!
However, what was unexpected was that Yuan Zhongli had some kind of luck and managed to climb up the social ladder in the blink of an eye. He had a mountain of gold in his left hand and a mountain of silver in his right hand. Now, everyone in the village became rich and became extremely wealthy!
Tell me, facing such a situation, how can we, the poor brothers in the past, remain calm? Isn't this obviously something that makes people envious and jealous?
"Hey, Old Wu, are you saying the grapes are sour because you can't eat them? Why do you sound so sour?"
Yuan Zhongli rolled his eyes and retorted unhappily.
"I'm not as lucky as you, Old Yuan! Look at what you look like now, wearing shiny leather shoes, with a fashionable slicked-back hair, and a frighteningly thick gold chain around your neck. You're almost blinding others!"
Wu Liguo took a long puff of the cigarette, then exhaled a series of smoke circles, complaining indignantly.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhongli pretended to be regretful, sighed deeply, and said slowly with a look of great regret on his face:
"Oh... what a pity! I actually have a great project here and was thinking of discussing it with you, Old Wu!"
"After all, we are brothers who have shared life and death together. Since I can help you, how can I just stand by and watch!"
"Well, look at you now. Never mind. I'd better go talk to Lao Gao..."
Before Yuan Zhongli finished speaking, Wu Liguo's expression changed instantly. He had a flattering smile on his face, rubbing his hands back and forth, and yelled at the top of his voice:
"Old Yuan, no...Brother Yuan! Please come in and have a seat. I have some top-quality tea here. It took me a lot of trouble to get it. Come and taste it..."
"Oh, with your ability, how can you make any good tea?" Yuan Zhongli turned his head, glanced at Wu Liguo out of the corner of his eye, and responded indifferently.
"Brother Yuan, why don't you try it first? You can tell whether it is good tea by just taking a sip!"
Looking at Wu Liguo's fawning and soppy appearance, as well as the extremely corny "Brother Yuan" he called him, Yuan Zhongli felt goose bumps all over his body, as if he had lived several years less for no reason!
Yuan Zhongli couldn't help but said, "Hey, Old Wu, you are really amazing! Your expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book! Just like a pug, you change at any time!"
Hearing this, Wu Liguo didn't care at all. After all, the two of them have been friends for many years, and mocking each other has become a habit.
Besides, Yuan Zhongli is now in a state of high spirits and in high spirits, so there is no need to argue too much with him. I might as well just give him some face.
Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to get back at him in the future. Thinking of this, Wu Liguo just smiled slightly and did not respond to Yuan Zhongli's words.
……
The two walked into the Huqiushan Village Committee office side by side, and saw Wu Liguo took out a small bag of tea from some remote corner like a magic trick!
Just by looking at the packaging of the tea, you can tell that it must be quite old!
He carefully placed the tea leaves into the teapot and then poured in boiling hot water.
In an instant, a rich tea fragrance rose like smoke and filled the entire room!
"Hmm...what a nice smell! It is indeed top-grade tea!" After taking a sip, Yuan Zhongli couldn't help but exclaim in praise!
Hearing this, Wu Liguo showed a proud look on his face: "Of course, this is something I treasure and have kept carefully. Even when the town party secretary visited us a few years ago, I was reluctant to take it out to make tea for him!" He patted his chest and said in a firm tone.
Yuan Zhongli shook his head helplessly, and said teasingly with a smile: "You old man, you really are a person who won't release the eagle until you see the rabbit!"
Wu Liguo chuckled, and then asked impatiently: "Hey! Old Yuan, what kind of project is that you mentioned before? Tell me about it!"
His eyes were shining and his face was full of anticipation.
"Hey, don't tell me that I didn't think of you when good things happened to me!" Yuan Zhongli approached Wu Liguo with a mysterious look on his face and said in a low voice.
"Oh? What good news? Tell me quickly!" Wu Liguo immediately became interested and looked at the other party expectantly with his eyes wide open.
Yuan Zhongli cleared his throat and said slowly, "I heard from Boss Gu that they are planning to build a road from Zhumao Village to Yaling Village!"
"What? Road construction?" Upon hearing this, Wu Liguo's originally excited expression instantly dimmed, and his face was full of disappointment that he could not hide. "It's just road construction. How can this be considered a big project..."
He grumbled to himself, but he was already regretting in his heart - I should not have used such good tea to treat this guy! What a waste of his kindness.
Looking at Wu Liguo's listless and dejected appearance, Yuan Zhongli could not help but sneer contemptuously.
"Old Wu, your vision is really poor!" He shook his head and said to Wu Liguo earnestly.
"Think about it carefully, why did they choose such a remote place to build a road? And they even invested a huge amount of money. There must be something fishy about it!" As he spoke, Yuan Zhongli stared at Wu Liguo with a meaningful look, as if hinting at something.
Wu Liguo was stunned by his reminder.
Yes, it stands to reason that in a remote place like Yaling Village, there is no need to spend so much manpower and resources to build roads...
Could there really be some unknown secret or business opportunity hidden in it? Thinking of this, Wu Liguo's eyes suddenly lit up, as if the fire of hope had been rekindled.
In an instant, Wu Liguo's eyes lit up!
“Could it be that this road serves a larger project?”
"I think you, Old Wu, are not that stupid!"
Yuan Zhongli smiled.